LONDON
okay London is a popular destination with people from all over Britain and
visitors from all over the world it's a city that is renowned for art and
culture in particular the theatre
and it's been building a world-class reputation for theater everything from
Shakespeare's plays to modern adaptations of Hollywood movies and once a
year there is a big event here in Trafalgar Square showcasing London's theatre scene called West End live
so as you can see this is a hugely popular event this is about as close to
the stage as I can get right now the event is completely free to the public
no tickets are required so entries on a first-come first-served basis to
Trafalgar Square West End lives presented by Westminster City Council and
the society of London theatres with support from the mayor's office the
event celebrates and promotes London's theatre and it's an big fixture in the
capital's events calendar it grows in popularity year-on-year
I think it's outgrown Trafalgar Square now it probably would benefit from being
moved into Horse Guards Parade just down the road which can easily hold this many
people which Trafalgar Square clearly can't I don't know how the Queen would
feel about that but that's another story anyway
West End Live is in its 14th year the show features stellar performances from
London's most celebrated West End musicals on a specially built stage here
in Trafalgar Square more than 30 shows perform over the course of the weekend
and there's obviously plenty of merchandise on sale food drink and
plenty to do for families so I'am going to take a look at what's going on on stage
okay West End live is a phenomenal event and a great way to see
some of the best musical theater London has to offer two full days
of performances on stage and its free however if your not here the one
weekend this events on I'll show you just around the corner in London's
Leicester Square where you can buy discounted theatre tickets one of the best places
to buy discount theatre tickets here in the heart of London
TKTS here in leicester square is a great place to buy London theater tickets
especially if you're here you're ready to watch a show and you're flexible TKTS
is run by the Society of London theatres and the original idea was to benefit
theaters by simply filling otherwise empty seats so if a show is popular
the tickets will be full price if the theater is not full the tickets will be
discounted TKTS has been in Leicester Square for more than 30 years
and is famous for its excellent on the day deals and half-price bargains
okay this is the TKTS ticket booth which is the spot to buy discount tickets here in the heart of London it's no secret so every time I walk past
here people are looking at the listings and queuing for tickets TKTS is open
seven days a week you can only buy a theater tickets in
person only for performances today tomorrow and the next day however if you
know what you want to see and when I wouldn't gamble on availability book
tickets with the theatre theatre in advance
okay from Leicester Square I'am going to head back down to Trafalgar Square and catch some more
of West End live I'll see you guys a little later in the month